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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Dozens of community members gathered in protest of increasing utility costs ahead of Wednesday’s Public Utilities Commission of Nevada consumer session.
During the consumer sessions, multiple people said that their bills have gone up. Some say they saw increases of hundreds of dollars in just a few years.
On Wednesday, the group spoke out against the high rates from NV Energy. They also called on the Public Utilities Commission to consider more renewable energy sources. The group said that these sources would be cleaner and help keep the high costs down.
“In Nevada, we have extremely high rates, which means Nevadans are paying in many cases over 10 percent of their annual income on utilities,” Kristee Watson, the executive director of the Nevada Conservation League, said. “That is just a burden that is too high, where Nevadans are having to choose between things such as groceries and medication in order to keep the lights on.”
